Saga – Peter's Travel Blog

28th October 2025

Preparing to Sail Again…

We’re on the eve of another cruising adventure. For the next four weeks, I’ll be running painting and sketching workshops on board Saga’s Spirit of Discovery, sailing to the Caribbean. The sketching sessions are a new innovation; I’ve prepared four of them, so I’ll be monitoring them very closely to see how well they are received. Theoretically, they should be...

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8th June 2025

THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Today, we arrived at our final port-of-call, Gibraltar. With an all-aboard time of 4.30pm, we decided the best way to use the day would be to walk up to the top of the rock on foot. The first part of the walk is from the cruise terminal to the town; easy peasy lemon squeazy. It was hot, though, with very...

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5th June 2025

SYRACUSE, SICILY

Today we arrived in Syracuse, on the island of Sicily. On our previous visit we walked to the archaeological site and loved it so much that we decided it should be today’s plan, also. The 30-minute walk through the streets of the city was pleasant, with many of them lined with colourful trees and interesting buildings. Our arrival at the...

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3rd June 2025

KOTOR, MONTENEGRO

Every once in a while we stumble upon a gem on our travels; I would describe Kotor as just that… An absolute corker. The ship dropped anchor in what seemed very much like a wide fjord, with spectacular mountain scenery in all directions. Even from here, we sensed that today’s visit might be something special, but looking towards the town,...

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2nd June 2025

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA

It’s always a pleasure visiting Dubrovnik, although having spent two days in isolation, going ashore anywhere would be a pleasure. Needless to say; Dubrovnik didn’t disappoint. It was extremely busy (as always), but we enjoyed a potter around, preferring a relatively easy day as we were both still a little delicate. The shuttle bus ride from the port to the...